Libya

Order from Chaos

Washington can seize a pinprick of light in Libya

Jeffrey Feltman

Friday, September 11, 2020

Hand out photo dated August 24, 2020 of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) executes maneuvering drills with Greek Navy warship Kortenaer FF Class Aegean (F 460) off the coast of Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea. Tension is simmering in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean as Greece and Turkey, NATO allies but historic rivals, inch toward a possible military confrontation that could end up engulfing the region. Naval vessels from both countries made a show of force in the contested region of the Eastern Mediterranean this week as a race for gas and oil reserves adds a new point of friction to old disputes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV via ABACAPRESS.COM

Order from Chaos

The new, great, dangerous game in the eastern Mediterranean

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, August 28, 2020

Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) wears a protective mask as he meets with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Tripoli, Libya June 24, 2020. The Media Office of the Prime Minister/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Order from Chaos

The next steps in Libya

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, June 26, 2020

Irregular forces loyal to former army general Khalifa Haftar stand by an armed vehicle during clashes with Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi June 2, 2014. Eight people were killed and 15 wounded when fighting broke out on Monday between the Libyan army and Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical sources said. The Ansar al-Sharia militant group attacked a camp on Monday belonging to army special forces, residents there said. Forces of the renegade general fighting Islamists later joined the battle, using combat helicopters, they added. REUTERS/Stringer (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Order from Chaos

Libya’s proxy sponsors face a dilemma

Ranj Alaaldin and Emadeddin Badi

Monday, June 15, 2020

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Libya

Analysis: Peace and justice in Libya’s transition

Noha Aboueldahab

May 6, 2019

Libya

Empowered decentralization: A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya

John R. Allen, Hady Amr, Daniel L. Byman, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jeffrey Feltman, Alice Friend, Jason Fritz, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Bruce Jones, Mara Karlin, Karim Mezran, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Federica Saini Fasanotti, Landry Signé, Arturo Varvelli, Frederic Wehrey, and Tarik M. Yousef

Monday, February 11, 2019

Protesters stand atop a vehicle during demonstrations in Cairo January 29, 2011. Thousands of angry Egyptians rallied in central Cairo on Saturday to demand that President Hosni Mubarak resign, dismissing his offer of dialogue and calling on troops to come over to their side. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Middle East & North Africa

Navigating the storm: Civil society and ambiguous transitions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia

Noha Aboueldahab

Thursday, February 1, 2018

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American attitudes on refugees from the Middle East

Shibley Telhami

Monday, June 13, 2016

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Political Party Development Before and After the Arab Spring

Shadi Hamid

Monday, December 1, 2014

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A migrant sells old shoes as he sits on the side of a road, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the holy month of Ramadan in Misrata, Libya May 3, 2020. Picture taken May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Ayman Al-Sahili

Future Development

Libya and its migrants confront new threats

Omer Karasapan

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Mahmoud Jibril, head of the National Forces Alliance, talks during a news conference at his headquarters in Tripoli July 8, 2012. Jibril, the U.S.-trained consultant who abandoned the Gaddafi administration to become the face of the Libyan revolution, is positioning himself as a potentially unifying force as the country emerges from four decades of dictatorship. Picture taken July 8, 2012. To match Newsmaker LIBYA-ELECTIONS/JIBRIL REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (LIBYA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)

Order from Chaos

Remembering Libya’s revolutionary prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril

Jeffrey Feltman and Gene A. Cretz

Thursday, April 9, 2020

U.N. Envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attend a news conference after the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/Pool

Order from Chaos

The West must reassess its record on foreign intervention

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, January 23, 2020

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Ranj Alaaldin

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Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

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Shadi Hamid, Adrianna Pita, and Kenneth M Pollack

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

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Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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@ Brookings Podcast: The U.S. Role in Supporting the Libyan Rebels

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Washington can seize a pinprick of light in Libya

The new, great, dangerous game in the eastern Mediterranean

The next steps in Libya

Libya’s proxy sponsors face a dilemma

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Analysis: Peace and justice in Libya’s transition

Empowered decentralization: A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya

Navigating the storm: Civil society and ambiguous transitions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia

American attitudes on refugees from the Middle East

Political Party Development Before and After the Arab Spring

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Remembering Libya’s revolutionary prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril

The West must reassess its record on foreign intervention

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